Assembling of Congress, Hall of Representatives, Washington City, December 3, 1860
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Title
Assembling of Congress, Hall of Representatives, Washington City, December 3, 1860
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1860s
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1860-12-15
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-186
Subjects
United States -- 1860-1869
Men -- Political activity -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1860-1869
Rooms & spaces -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1860-1869
United States. Congress (36th, 2nd Session : 1860-1861)
Coffers (Ceilings)
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Notes
Content: Written on mount: "To prevent secession [?]."
Source Note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 25 x 36 cm. (9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613364
Barcode: 33333159319686
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 97481170-c531-012f-e8f2-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1860-12-15
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Assembling of Congress, Hall of Representatives, Washington City, December 3, 1860" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97481170-c531-012f-e8f2-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860). Assembling of Congress, Hall of Representatives, Washington City, December 3, 1860 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97481170-c531-012f-e8f2-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Assembling of Congress, Hall of Representatives, Washington City, December 3, 1860" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97481170-c531-012f-e8f2-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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